Migrate users

Project:Linux Distribution
Component:Code
Category:feature request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Project wiki:New Linux Distribution
Related pages:#694: User administration
Tags:User administration
Description

When installing a new distribution on a new partition (new disk), it is sometimes useful to be able to import custom settings from a previously running distribution, still installed on a disk available in the system.
The most obvious are user accounts. Why set up new accounts for each users when we have a separate /home partition and existing users in the old system. So, during the installation phase, offer to mount the old partition and import such settings.